Rusty James lyrics Green Day

Rusty James lyrics by Greenday

Rust James is from Green Day's Uno album. This song used to be called Last Gang in Town. It's the last track on the album and a fun closing song.

Green Day Authority notes that title is based on a character from the book Rumble Fish, however the song is about the group of people Green Day spent time with in their early years at Gilman and the Bay Area music scene.

Billie has mentioned the song is "probably the most bitter song I've ever written." The "last gang in town" referenced in the song is Green Day, and they're still out there going strong, while all their early critics who held Green Day in contempt for their popularity have all disappeared.

Lyrics:

This whiskey sour, amateur hourRaise your glass and toast your friendsSomeday we will fight again

Well, your enemies, your tragediesPocket knives and rusty chainsWhere the hell is the old gang at?

And all the losers, can't even win for losingAnd the beginners don't even know what song they're singing

When there's no one left aroundAnd you're the last gang in townAnd your heart can't even breakWhen it doesn't even pound

This broken scene is turning greenA brass knuckles left in the rainDeath wish kids among the living

I wanna ride on the dividedAnything but the mainstreamWhere the fuck is your old gang man?

And all the losers, can't even win for losingAnd the beginners don't even know what song they're singing

When there's no one left aroundAnd you're the last gang in townAnd your heart can't even breakWhen it doesn't even pound

So longDidn't even say goodnightSo longThere's no where to go when you're hiding in plain sight

When there's no one left aroundAnd you're the last gang in townAnd your heart can't even breakWhen it doesn't even pound